A Biography of the Pixel Quotes

“In the last century the word algorithm became synonymous with what we’ve been calling “systematic process.” The word is a corruption of the name of a ninth-century Persian arithmetic expert, al-Khwarizmi.”
― Alvy Ray Smith, A Biography of the Pixel

“Malleability and Amplification are the twin glories of computation.”
― Alvy Ray Smith, A Biography of the Pixel